When Jay is playing the guitar piece correctly, Jay sees his teacher smiling and nodding his head in time to the music. If Jay increases his behavior because of this smiling and nodding, one can say that the smiling and nodding served as a(n):

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The teacher's smiling and nodding act as positive reinforcement because they are pleasant responses that follow Jay's correct performance, encouraging him to increase the behavior of playing the guitar piece correctly. Positive reinforcement involves adding a desirable stimulus after a behavior to increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

When Jay Is Playing the Guitar Piece Correctly, Jay Sees